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Historic Southern New Jersey Trivia Quiz

South Jersey has a long and interesting history, but has been overlooked by most people today. How much do you know?

A multiple-choice quiz by AlexT781. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
AlexT781

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
363,012

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Question 1 of 10

1. The town of Baileytown, founded in 1799 in Cumberland County, ceased to exist almost overnight in 1942. What was the reason for the sudden disappearance? Hint

The War Department turned it into a bombing range

Fire burned down the entire town

The Jersey Devil

The nearby lake and river flooded

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Question 2 of 10

2. East Point Lighthouse is the last remaining lighthouse on the Delaware Bay. By an interesting coincidence, the lighthouse was decommissioned by the Coast Guard on what date? Hint

July 4, 1976

December 7, 1941

September 17, 1787

February 14, 1955

3. The small village of Greenwich in Cumberland County has the honor of being officially recognized as one of only five US cities to have held a "Tea Party". The Greenwich Tea Party occurred on December 22, 1774. How did the patriots dispose of the tea at Greenwich? Hint

Threw the tea in the Cohansey River

Piled up tea crates and burned them

Drank it all

The crates were returned to sender

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Question 4 of 10

4. Cumberland County has its own Liberty Bell, which had the distinction of being put on display in Philadelphia near its more famous cousin in 1926 for the 150th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. While there, what did the Cumberland County Liberty Bell do to briefly upstage the more famous bell? Hint

Received a bigger crack

It was rung on July 4th in place of the famous Liberty Bell

Replaced the Liberty Bell at Independence Hall

None of these - there's no such thing as the Cumberland County Liberty Bell

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Question 5 of 10

5. The city of Vineland, in Cumberland County, is where this US-wide juice company began in the late 1800s. Hint

Ocean Spray

Jersey Juice

Mott's

Welch's

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Question 6 of 10

6. What odd shipwreck can be found just 150 feet off the Atlantic coast of Cape May County? Hint

HMS Greyhound, a Revolutionary War frigate

SS Atlantus, a ship made from concrete

USS New Jersey, an Iowa Class battleship

USS Nautilus, a beached submarine

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Question 7 of 10

7. As the US entered World War II, the city of Millville had the country's first national air defense base, known simply as Millville Army Airfield. In January, 1943, Millville Army Airfield received the country's first squadron of which famed US fighter plane? Hint

P-38 Lightning

F-4 Phantom

SR-71 Blackbird

P-47 Thunderbolt

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Question 8 of 10

8. The 1860 presidential election was definitely the oddest in New Jersey's history. The state split its electoral vote between the Democrats and Republicans. Which presidential candidate received the electoral votes from South Jersey? Hint

Andrew Johnson

Stephen Douglas

Abraham Lincoln

John Breckenridge

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Question 9 of 10

9. On June 6, 1933, in Camden, the first of these opened in the US, changing the way people would watch movies. Hint

Drive-in movie theater

3-D movie

Color movie

The first "talking" movie

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Question 10 of 10

10. Camden, New Jersey is the headquarters of what major soup company? It's M'm M'm Good! Hint

Progresso Soup

Campbell's Soup Company

Maruchan

Some store brand

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The town of Baileytown, founded in 1799 in Cumberland County, ceased to exist almost overnight in 1942. What was the reason for the sudden disappearance?

Answer: The War Department turned it into a bombing range

The War Department (now Department of Defense) bought twenty square miles of land, including Baileytown, to use as a bombing range. Many homes and farms were used as targets during World War II. The town was bombed until nothing remained.

2. East Point Lighthouse is the last remaining lighthouse on the Delaware Bay. By an interesting coincidence, the lighthouse was decommissioned by the Coast Guard on what date?

Answer: December 7, 1941

Both the attack on Pearl Harbor and the launch of the battleship USS New Jersey occurred on the same day.

Answer: Piled up tea crates and burned them

Lacking the convenience of a large harbor, the tea was piled high in a field and set ablaze. A monument stands today at the center of the old market center with the names of all who participated.

Answer: It was rung on July 4th in place of the famous Liberty Bell

The Cumberland County Liberty Bell rang each evening of the celebration to signal the end of the activities and was used on July 4th, 1926 for the commemoration ceremony in place of the cracked Liberty Bell.

5. The city of Vineland, in Cumberland County, is where this US-wide juice company began in the late 1800s.

Answer: Welch's

Dr. Thomas Welch, a dentist, made his first grape juice as a non-alcoholic alternative to the wine that was normally served at communion in his church. In the years leading up to prohibition, Welch's was the only non-alcoholic fruit drink available, so was able to easily expand throughout the US.

6. What odd shipwreck can be found just 150 feet off the Atlantic coast of Cape May County?

Answer: SS Atlantus, a ship made from concrete

The SS Atlantus was the second of 12 experimental concrete ships built in 1918. It was used to transport American soldiers back from Europe. The ship ran aground during a storm in June, 1926, and was unable to be salvaged. It broke in half in the mid 1950s, and is continuing to deteriorate.

Answer: P-47 Thunderbolt

The first P-47s put into use by the US Army Air Corps were stationed at Millville Army Airfield. About twenty square miles of land south of he airfield had been bought by the War Department (today the Department of Defense)to use as a bombing and gunnery range to train pilots on the new P-47s. Today, a large portion of the old airfield has been turned into New Jersey Motorsports Park.

Answer: Abraham Lincoln

Lincoln won the day in South Jersey and received three electoral votes. Douglas won in North Jersey, and received the remaining four.

9. On June 6, 1933, in Camden, the first of these opened in the US, changing the way people would watch movies.

Answer: Drive-in movie theater

Richard Hollingshead, of Camden, New Jersey, came up with the idea in 1928. He was awarded a patent for drive-in theaters in May, 1933 and only one month later Hollingshead opened the first drive-in in the US.

10. Camden, New Jersey is the headquarters of what major soup company? It's M'm M'm Good!

Answer: Campbell's Soup Company

Joseph Campbell started the company in 1869 in Bridgeton, New Jersey. The original name of his business was "Joseph Campbell's Preserve Company". The name was changed to "Campbell's Soup Company" around 1920, well after Joseph Campbell had died, and the company moved to Camden.

Source: Author AlexT781

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